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Bordeaux to Nice by Bike: 11 Days Across Southern France

from Bordeaux

to Nice

E-Bike: 4h 50 / day

Bike: 6h 23 / day

1,019 kmDistance
6,235 mElevation
11 DaysDuration
Difficulty
11Stages
Carcassonne
Climbs
Coastlines
Flat
Riverside
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Description

Cycle from Bordeaux to Nice on an 11-day route across southern France. The tour starts among Bordeaux’s stone streets, crosses the pine forests of the Landes and the Arcachon area, then rolls through Gascony, Toulouse and the Canal du Midi. From Carcassonne, the route reaches the Mediterranean, follows lagoons and Camargue wetlands, then continues via Marseille, Toulon and the Côte d’Azur, with Esterel cliffs, Cannes, Antibes and Nice on the final stretch. A varied France bike tour with Atlantic

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Tour Details

This tour includes detailed day-by-day descriptions, accommodation recommendations, points of interest, difficulty ratings, and expert tips for completing this amazing cycling adventure...

Route

The full route adds up to roughly 1,019 km with around 6,200 m of climbing. Most stages sit between 66 and 112 km: proper travel days, but not an alpine expedition. Its strength is the sequence: quiet forest roads, small rural lanes, canal-side riding, lagoons, a Rhône ferry crossing, working harbour edges, then villages, limestone slopes and coastal roads. Some days are nearly flat; others collect their elevation in short repeated ramps. The sharpest contrast comes between the calmer inla...
Start Point
Bordeaux
End Point
Nice
Country
France
Regions
Alps, Côte d'Azur, Liguria, New Aquitaine, Occitania, Provence, Provenzialische Alpen

At a glance

Distance

1,019 km

Difficulty

Medium

Road type

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Duration

11 days

Tour Itinerary

  • Day 1
    Bordeaux - Biscarrosse

    83 km510 m

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  • Day 2
    Biscarrosse - Mont-de-Marsan

    97 km327 m

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  • Day 3
    Mont-de-Marsan - Auch

    104 km959 m

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  • Day 4
    Auch - Toulouse

    78 km685 m

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  • Day 5
    Toulouse - Carcassonne

    98 km678 m

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  • Day 6
    Carcassonne - Agde

    112 km642 m

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  • Day 7
    Agde - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

    101 km230 m

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  • Day 8
    Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer - Marseille

    105 km410 m

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  • Day 9
    Marseille - Toulon

    66 km664 m

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  • Day 10
    Toulon - Var

    67 km404 m

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Cultural & scenic highlights

Travel access

Travel to start

Requires planning

The tour start is not close to a major rail hub, airport or coach hub. Plan extra time for the final transfer, a taxi, an overnight stay or an additional ride to the route.

Travel from finish

Requires planning

The tour finish is not close to a major rail hub, airport or coach hub. Plan extra time for the transfer, a taxi, an overnight stay or an additional ride after the final stage.

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